NEW DELHI, Oct 10 (Agencies): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused BJP and RSS of discriminating against women and wondered whether anybody has seen any woman at a 'shakha' wearing shorts.

While accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of discriminating against women, the Gandhi scion said, "Inka (BJP) main sangathan RSS hai. Kitni mahila hain usme, kabhi shaakha mein mahilaon ko dekha hai shorts mein? Maine to nahi dekha," said Rahul at a meeting in Akota in poll-bound Gujarat." (Translation: Their (BJP's) main organistaion is RSS. How many women have you seen wearing shorts at shakha. I have never seen.")

Meanwile, BJP has launched a high-voltage attack on Rahul over his tweet on the controversy surrounding the saffron party chief Amit Shah`s son, Jay.

BJP leader and Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Sidharth Nath Singh said Rahul was a `balak` (male child), who refuses to step out of his diaper pants.

Singh took to Twitter and uploaded a clip of his press conference with a caption, "#RahulGandhi doesn`t try to learn before he tweets. It is like a baby who refuses to get out of his diaper. @BJP4India @PMOIndia @UPGovt".

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday trained his guns on Congress vice president and accused him of being more interested in Italy than in the people of his parliamentary constituency Amethi. Union Textiles and Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani launched a blistering attack on Rahul Gandhi and accused him of paying lip service to development.

SRINAGAR, Oct 10: Chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti has sought immediate redressal of connectivity issues of Leh and Kargil districts and in this regard requested the centre for taking appropriate measures.
In her letter to the union communications minister, Manoj Sinha, the chief minister said given the fact that these two districts remain cut off from the Valley for a major period of the year, mobile connectivity to the region ought to be made more dependable by taking appropriate measures.
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